"RAD" 2007 Obituary

RADBOURN o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-06 published
FRANCIS,
Marie (née
TROUGHTON)
Passed away peacefully at Hanna Walker Place in Owen Sound on
Tuesday,September 4th, 2007. The former Marie
TROUGHTON was
the beloved wife of the late Lorne
FRANCIS (1971.) She was the
daughter of the late Frank and Catherine (Kate)
TROUGHTON.
Loving
aunt of Frank and Norma
SPARROW of Wasaga Beach and Harry and
Dorothy TROUGHTON of Oakville. She will be fondly remembered
by her great nieces and nephews: Jan
RADBOURN
(Rob,)
DaveSPARROW
(Arlene,) Brenda
SULLY
(Ross,)
ArleneATKINSON (Steve,) and Carol
LA RUE
(Paul) as well as by great-great nieces and nephews. Predeceased
by her brothers: Wesley (Gertrude) and Howard (Luella) and a
sister Irene
SPARROW.
Friends are invited to call at the Currie
Funeral Home in Chatsworth on Friday, September 7th, 2007 for
visitation from 11 a.m. until the time of service, which will
be conducted in the chapel at 1 p.m. Pastor Howard
RITTENHOUSE
will officiate. Interment: Markdale Cemetery. As expression of
sympathy, memorial contributions to a charity of your choice
would be appreciated by the family.

RADBOURNE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-05 published
RADBOURNE,
W.James "
Jim"
With his family by his side at Grey Bruce Health Services in
OwenSound on Monday September 3, 2007. W. James (Jim)
RADBOURNE,
81 years of age, beloved husband of the late Betty M.
RADBOURNE
(née SMITH.)
Loved father of Ron
RADBOURNE and his wife
Linda,
and Marilyn and her husband Bill
SHEPPARD.
Loving grandfather
of Jennifer and her husband Steve
FROOK.
Fondly remembered by
special friend Jessie Drane and the late Vi Schwandt and her
family. Predeceased by his brother R.W. (Bill)
RADBOURNE and
his parents Wilfred and Margaret. Friends may call at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft
Funeral Home on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will
be held at the funeral home on Friday morning at 11 a.m. Members
of the Burns Lodge No. 436, Hepworth are requested to attend
a memorial service on Thursday evening at 6: 45 p.m. Interment
in Greenwood Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial
donations to the Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre Foundation
would be appreciated by the family.

RADCLIFFE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-01-05 published
GRAHAM,
Douglas▼Evans▼
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on
Thursday,▼January▼ 4, 2007. In his 78th year, Douglas Evans
GRAHAM,
the loving husband and friend of Mary M.
GRAHAM (née
RADCLIFFE.)
Loving father of Ian and his wife Denise, Lynn and her husband
Paul TRASK.
Loving▼ grandfather of Sean, Sarah and Evan. Fondly
remembered by his nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his brother
Kenneth and his sister Eleanor. Funeral arrangements will be
announced in the Saturday newspaper.
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RADCLIFFE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-01-06 published
GRAHAM,
Douglas▲Evan▲
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health services in Owen Sound on
Thursday▲January▲ 4, 2007. In his 78th year, Douglas Evan
GRAHAM,
the loving husband and friend of Mary M.
GRAHAM (née
RADCLIFFE.)
Loving father of Ian
GRAHAM and his wife
Denise, and Lynn and
her husband Paul
TRASK.
Loving▲ grandfather of Sean
GRAHAM, Sarah
and Evan TRASK.
Fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his parents Selby
GRAHAM and his wife
Lillian,
his brother Kenneth and his sister Eleanor. Friends may call
at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home on Monday evening from
7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home
on Tuesday afternoon at 1: 30 p.m. Rev. Kristal
McGEE officiating.
Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Lung Association
or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

RADLER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-10 published
SCHMIDT,
RobertLloyd
Suddenly on Friday, September 7th, 2007, at the age of 79 years,
Lloyd SCHMIDT of Port Elgin and formerly of Bruce Township. He
is survived by his loving wife the former Gertie
STANLEY
(BROWN)
of Port Elgin. Also surviving is his stepson Leslie
BROWN and
his wife Nicole, their children Nicholas and Jonas of Port Elgin,
his stepson-in-law Gary
SCHAEFER and his children Charlene
RADLER
and her family of Kitchener and Todd
SCHAEFER and his family
of Elmira. He will also be missed by his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law
and many cousins. Predeceased by stepdaughter Barbara
SCHAEFER.
Friends may call at the at the W. Kent Milroy Port Elgin Chapel,
510 Mill Street, Port Elgin, (Town of Saugeen Shores), from 2 to
4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, September 10th. Funeral service
will be conducted in the chapel on Tuesday at 2: 00 p.m. with
Nathanial SWAN officiating. Interment Sanctuary Park Cemetery,
Port Elgin. Memorial contributions to the Heart and Stoke Foundation
or the Diabetes Association would be appreciated as expressions
of sympathy. Memorial and portrait online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com

RADMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-03 published
Friends mourn a man who was cheerful, selfless
Constable Rob
PLUNKETT is York Regional Police's first fatality
in the line of duty in more than two decades
By Timothy
APPLEBY and Alan
CAIRNS and Tim
SHUFELT,
Page A8
On the chilly February day nine years ago, when 78-year-old Katherine
TOPPI's car skidded across a frozen lake and then plunged through
the ice close to the retirement home in Markham where she lived,
her prospects could scarcely have been more dire.
Ms. TOPPI had suffered a stroke and lost control of her vehicle,
which now was submerged in a couple of metres of bone-numbing
water.
Fortunately for her, a couple of uniformed guardian angels were
on hand.
One was York Regional Police Constable Brent
LUCKASAVITCH; the
other his partner, Constable Rob
PLUNKETT.
Together the policemen carried an inflatable boat out across
the ice and paddled it out to the stricken car, the windshield
of which Constable
PLUNKETT smashed with his baton. They then
scooped the shivering Ms.
TOPPI to safety.
A cheerful, gregarious father of three and a star athlete who
ran triathlons and excelled at half a dozen other strength-testing
sports, Constable
PLUNKETT won a bravery award for the rescue
and would likely have said it was all in a day's work.
But the volunteer work he did, over and above a 22-year police
career cut short early yesterday morning, set him apart.
And his particular passion was in working with mentally handicapped
athletes.
"He had a tremendous impact; he's been a great inspiration for
everyone who knew him. This is a huge loss," said Deborah
BRIGHT,
president and Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Canada.
"He was just one of these good people you don't meet very often
in your life."
When York Regional Police played host to the Ontario Special
Olympics in 2000, Constable
PLUNKETT chaired the bidding team,
raising close to $1-million for the roughly 800 participants,
drawn from almost 100 countries. Five events took centre stage:
floor hockey, five- and 10-pin bowling, swimming and powerlifting.
As well, he was for many years instrumental in organizing the
annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, since 1987 the favoured charity
of Ontario's police.
"Rob was one of our top fundraisers for more than 15 years,"
SpecialOlympicsOntario president Glen
MacDONELL said.
"He really believed in what the Special Olympics did for people
with intellectual disabilities and he was really engaged in the
community. It was in his nature to be that way and he was well
thought of right around the world. He was recognized locally,
provincially, nationally and internationally because he was one
of the best."
Why did he do it? It was not because he had any vested interest.
None of his three children - two sons aged 16 and 14 and an 18-year-old
daughter - bore any of the handicaps shared by the people whose
cause he championed.
"He didn't do this for any obvious reasons - he was just a great
man, he loved doing things for other people," said Constable
Alan RICHARDSON of the Timmins Police Service, the National Torch
Run co-ordinator.
"He had no connection with the Special Olympics other than that
he was a police officer and that's our charity of choice. He
was just a great family man who loved sports. Everybody he touched
and talked to and got to know held him close to their hearts."
Constable PLUNKETT spent several years with the York Regional
Police tactical squad, one of the more hazardous police duties,
before switching to undercover surveillance work.
"As a police officer you'd think that might be a safer job,"
Constable RICHARDSON said. "But you know, there is no safe job
as a police officer."
In Constable
PLUNKETT's small hometown of Midhurst, just north
of Barrie, residents were reeling yesterday after learning their
neighbour and friend was the fallen policeman they had heard
about in news reports. One family friend broke into tears.
"He was a really lovely man, with a really strong family," she
said, asking not to be named, before running to the
PLUNKETT
home. Constable
PLUNKETT's widow, a school teacher, was "devastated,"
the woman said.
The PLUNKETT family sat on the front porch of their grey-brick
house on what is normally a quiet street. Cars lined the tree-filled
front yard as Friends and family gathered to offer support.
A spokesman for the family said they were too distraught to speak
about their loss. A friend of the
PLUNKETTs' youngest son said
he went over to the family's house after hearing the news.
"He's upset, but it hasn't really sunk in," said 14-year-old
Brian HUGHES. "No one wants to believe it's true."
By every account, the veteran officer was a well-liked, if private,
neighbour.
Roland DEMPSTER, a 30-year community resident, was aware that
Constable PLUNKETT was a policeman but only knew him well enough
to wave from his yard.
Mr. DEMPSTER shook his head at what he said was a senseless crime.
"For an airbag? Does that make any sense to you?" he said. "It's
sad our society's going that way."
The PLUNKETTs' oldest child, Amanda, is preparing to go to university
in the fall, said Kay
RADMAN, a co-worker at the nearby Sears
department store.
"She's a wonderful girl; we just love her," she said of Amanda,
who attended Ms.
RADMAN's 50th birthday party last weekend.
In yesterday's wilting heat, flags at all city facilities in
the City of Vaughan flew at half mast, as they did at Toronto
police stations, to honour the slain officer. They will remain
that way until Constable
PLUNKETT's funeral.
"Our heartfelt sympathies and prayers are with his family," Vaughan
Mayor Linda
JACKSON said in a statement. "The full meaning of
the police motto, 'To serve and protect,' is brought home to
all of us today by today's tragic event."